Overview
- Luciano Spalletti said Juventus should aim to re-enter the Serie A title race as he was presented as head coach on a short-term deal with an option to extend.
- His first squad for the trip to Cremonese excludes Kenan Yildiz for knee load management and Lloyd Kelly for back issues.
- The omissions add to existing absences of Bremer, Cabal, Milik and Pinsoglio, while Khephren Thuram returns to availability.
- Spalletti led only the final pre-match training session and, according to Italian reports, could retain a pragmatic 3-5-2 or 3-4-2-1 setup for the opener.
- Juventus director Damien Comolli confirmed the contract terms and Spalletti praised Gian Piero Gasperini’s work with Teun Koopmeiners, underscoring his early evaluations of key players.